Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 10.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Dominican Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 10.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Dominican Republic peaked at 16.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1970.
Dominican Republic ranks 68th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.8% | — |
| 1965 | 6.5% | -52.8% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | -50.9% |
| 1975 | 4.0% | +26.6% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | +50.9% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +52.1% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +43.1% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -28.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 10.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 10.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 6.5% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More education data for Dominican Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,806 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 45,913 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,691 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 171,685 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 863,765 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.102 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Dominican Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Dominican Republic was 10.2% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1970.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- Dominican Republic ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary